Oliver J S, Watson J M
Lancet. 1977 Jan 8;1(8002):84-6. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)91092-3.
The deliberate inhalation of solvents "for kicks" is becoming more common among children and adolescents in the west of Scotland. 50 consecutive police cases of solvent abuse in Lanarkshire have been reviewed. Investigation of the 42 patients (40 male and 2 female) showed that "sniffing" was a group activity involving many adolescents aged 12-19 years, all of whom had a previous history of solvent abuse. Although some incidents were reported within school hours, 52% of referrals occurred after 6 P.M., with Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays being the commonest days for referrals. Of 4 cases sent to hospital, 2 required admission. A list has been compiled of the agents most frequently used for inhalation purposes and a simple screening procedure based on gas-liquid chromatography developed to detect their solvent components. This has been successfully applied to the detection of solvents in blood-samples from the patients referred.
在苏格兰西部，儿童和青少年中因“寻求刺激”而故意吸入溶剂的现象正变得越来越普遍。对拉纳克郡连续50起溶剂滥用的警方案件进行了审查。对42名患者（40名男性和2名女性）的调查显示，“嗅吸”是一种群体活动，涉及许多12至19岁的青少年，他们都有过溶剂滥用史。尽管有些事件是在上课时间报告的，但52%的转诊发生在下午6点之后，周一、周三和周五是转诊最常见的日子。在送往医院的4例病例中，2例需要住院治疗。已编制了一份最常用于吸入目的的药剂清单，并开发了一种基于气液色谱法的简单筛查程序，以检测其溶剂成分。这已成功应用于检测转诊患者血样中的溶剂。
